- 03
- MAR
- 2010
PIU research featured in Procurement Leaders magazine
Author: Amy Huntley - Categories: Procurement Intelligence, Talent
In the second part of our look at demand management, we concentrate on talent and relationships. As the make-up of the procurement professional has evolved, so has the route that many have taken into the function, which could prove a significant advantage. With many procurement organisations now populated with talent that has previous experience working in areas such as marketing, human resources and engineering, the function has an in-built advantage when it comes to spreading the demand management word. more
- 08
- FEB
- 2010
Ill wind could blow Philippines off course
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Talent, Risk, Technology & Apps, Global Sourcing
Few countries in the globalised business world have recovered as rapidly from the economic downturn as the Philippines. Thanks to the swift intervention of the country's republican government – and helped, in part, by the natural conservatism displayed by financial institutions operating inside its borders – a dip in economic growth in 2009 appears to represent a temporary blip on an otherwise upward curve that shows little signs of slowing. more
- 09
- NOV
- 2009
Attitude – a little goes a long way
Author: Amy Huntley - Categories: Talent
It was the American author W.Clement Stone who once famously said: "There is little difference in people, but that little difference makes a big difference. The little difference is attitude. The big difference is whether it is positive or negative." more
